Significant year for Irish drama with 142 hours of original production coming to RT

Nine major RT dramas will be shot in 2025

142 hoursof high-quality, homegrown storytelling

International salessecured in 27 territories and regions worldwide

Investment in Irish talent, culture, and the broader creative economy

Filming taking place across Ireland's city streets and coastal towns, featuring the beauty of our native landscapes

Pictured above: Actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor in brand new RT drama These Sacred Vows

RT has announced an unprecedented slate of original Irish drama in production in 2025, which will deliver 142 hours of high-quality, homegrown storytelling across screens in Ireland and around the world, firmly placing great local Irish drama on the international stage.

Working with a number of national and international co production partners, this significant level of original RT drama production represents a sizable investment in Irish talent, culture, and the broader creative economy. Nine major RT dramas will be shot in 2025, all featuring emerging and established Irish acting talent with filming taking place across Ireland's city streets and coastal towns, showcasing the range and reach of Irish storytelling and featuring the beauty of our native landscapes. Productions are also underway in international locations in Spain, Belgium, and Tenerife.

Together with our broadcast partners, currently in production areFair City,Hidden AssetsSeries 3(made by Saffron Moonfor RT in association withScreen Ireland/Acorn/DCD Rights),The Walsh Sisters(made by Cuba Pictures and Metropolitan Filmsfor RT inassociation withScreen Ireland/BBC/Cineflix),These Sacred Vows(made by Treasure Entertainmentfor RT in association with Banijay Rights and Screen Ireland),The DrySeries 3(made by Element Picturesfor RT in association withITV/ Coimisi n na Me n/Screen Ireland),ObituarySeries 2(made byMagamediafor RT in association with APC, Screen Ireland, Hulu,Coimisi n na M an, WRAP fund, Creative Europe MEDIA and AMC Spain)SisterSSeries 2(made by Pressurefor RT in association withAMC+/Shaftsbury/Fremantle)andfour newStorylandindividual dramas commissioned byRT and Screen Ireland.And within weeks another brand new dramaand another comedy are set to be announced. The increase in volume means that RT is able to deliver a real range and variety of productions featuring a compelling mix of returning favourites, new voices and diverse storytelling, while all reflecting the truth and reality of life in Ireland.

Collectively, these dramaswill employ over 1,800 people including scriptwriters, directors, producers, actors, hair and make-up teams, wardrobe and various other creative talents, underpinning RT 's commitment to ongoing investment in the Irish creative economy and the independent production sector.

In addition to bringing powerful Irish stories to local audiences, RT has already secured international sales for these productions in 27 territories and regions worldwide. This ensures reaching out to the Irish living abroad andcapturing an international audience, once again reinforcing the promotion of great local drama on an international stage.

Director of Video at RT , Steve Carson,said; Irish drama is making an impact on the world stage, and RT is delighted to play our part in this surge of Irish creative talent. The range and quality of Irish drama in production this year is driven by ournew direction strategy, working with partners across the creative sector to develop and showcase the Irish stories for audiences at home and abroad.

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Date: Wednesday 30 April 2025

RT Communications:

Maureen Catterson

Notes to Editor :

RT Dramas in production

Fair City

Fair City, which first debuted in September 1989, is Ireland's longest running drama series. Set in the fictional Dublin suburb of Carrigstown, the series delves into the daily lives, relationships, and challenges of its residents. The show features a diverse array of characters, including families, friends, and local business owners, all navigating community life.

The show provides a window into Irish life, mixing heartfelt and light-hearted moments while also tackling serious societal issues. Over the years,Fair Cityhas shown domestic abuse, mental health, and LGBTQ+ themes, reflecting the evolving dynamics of Irish society. Notably, it introduced Ireland's first transgender character in 2017 and almost aired the first gay kiss on Irish television in 1996, though it was interrupted.

Hidden Assets

In Bilbao, investigative reporter Olatz Alzola and her family are attacked by a lone gunman, only her young daughter survives. In Dublin, DS Claire Wallace deals with the fallout when the death of Portfolio Manager, Nick Heaslip during a CAB raid shatters the lives of his wife, Alice and her sister Dr. Niamh Bennett. The hunt for 27 million that Heaslip embezzled from his clients leads Claire and her team to the Basque country and reformed ex-con, Anto Pearse now a successful restaurateur. When the discovery of yet another body connects CAB's case to Inspector Jon Beitia's investigation into Olatz Alzola's murder, Claire and Jon endeavor to decipher disturbing evidence indicating a sophisticated scheme using Niamh Bennett's charity, Tar Le to mask human trafficking and the transport of drugs: a story about shady people in sunny places.

The Walsh Sisters

Set in their suburban Dublin hometown,The Walsh Sistersfollows the lives of Claire, Rachel, Maggie, Anna and Helen as they navigate the peaks and troughs of their 20s and 30s. Following a weekend of drama, Rachel is sequestered away in Cloisters to try to get clean and sober, away from her family as each tries to navigate their own dramas. We follow single mother Claire struggling and juggling the maternal load, Maggie tracking her ovulation and her husband's ambivalence about having a baby. Helen is

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